GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| cryptic | secret |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |